Chapter Introduction 'Infrastructural Compendia' and the Licensing of Empiricism in Mesopotamian Technical Literature
In the Wake of the Compendia examines the composition of technical literature in the ancient Semitic-speaking world. Compendia on astrology, magic, medicine, lexicography, and alchemy were composed in several languages and relate to earlier Mesopotamian models. This volume offers new perspectives...
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Main Author: | Johnson, J. Cale (auth) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2015
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Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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